October 5, 2002	Saturday	Rajab 27, 1423

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Model colleges utilizing more budget than FG institutions ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Out of the total development budgetary allocation of Rs270.156 million for the capital schools, Rs46.7 million (25 per cent) is utilized in the non-salary budget of 19 Islamabad...		260 polling stations declared sensitive in Attock ATTOCK, Oct 4: About 260 polling stations in the district have been declared sensitive and the administration and police have been asked to take extra security measures on these polling stations...
Non-bailable warrant for Amir Lodhi’s arrest issued ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: An accountability court on Friday issued the non-bailable warrant for the arrest of Amir Lodhi, a co-accused in the defence deals corruption reference....		Cases of 700 students approved by US embassy ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The US ambassador to Pakistan, Nancy Powell, on Friday told the minister for science, technology, and education, Prof Attaur Rahman, that cases of 700 Pakistani students had been...
Zafar Ali Shah not to withdraw candidature in case of alliance ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The PML-N candidate from NA-48, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, has said he will not withdraw his candidature in case there is an electoral alliance with any political party....		World Teachers’ Day today ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The World Teachers’ Day is being observed on Saturday in Islamabad and Rawalpindi like in other parts of the world....
Anwar chosen president as compromise: Qayyum ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: A senior leader of the ruling Muslim Conference, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, claimed on Friday that AJK President Sardar Mohammed Anwar Khan was selected for the highest office...		Former Kandahar police chief kidnapped QUETTA, Oct 4: Afghan security officials have abducted Maulvi Abdul Hadi, a former police chief of Kandahar during Taliban government, from the border town of Chaman, and taken to Afghanistan....
Saarc polls observers due today ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The Colombo-based International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) will send a 38-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Observer Group for the election....		Six injured as candidates’ supporters clash QUETTA, Oct 4: At least six persons were injured in an armed clash between supporters of two candidates of Marri tribe in Kohlu on Friday, police said....
EC urged to send election material in sealed bags ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: People’s Party Parliamentarian on Friday asked the Election Commission not to send election material to polling stations in loose bags....		Notice issued on plea of Shahbaz, Kulsoom ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the attorney general on the petitions of Mian Shahbaz Sharif, and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, praying that they should be allowed...
One dies in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 4: One more person died along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Kashmir in unprovoked Indian shelling overnight Thursday, police said here on Friday....		Independent Kashmir demanded MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 4: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Amanullah Khan has asked Pakistan and India to give up their claims and let Kashmir emerge as an independent state....
Two held for killing five GILGIT, Oct 4: The Diamer police claimed on Friday that they have arrested two accused involved in the Sept 29 murder of five people, including a police constable, at the Dahimal...		Elections affect academic session SWABI, Oct 4: The training of teachers for the coming elections has affected academic activities at the government colleges and schools in the district as about 95 per cent of election...
Triangular fight seen in Naushahro Feroze NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 4: A triangular fight is expected between the PPP, National Alliance and PML(Q) candidates for the two national and five provincial assembly seats of Naushahro Feroze district....		Candidates provided official escort BAJAUR, Oct 4: The political administration of Bajaur Agency has provided official escort to the contestants of the Oct 10 general elections, after an attempt on the life of a candidate...
PPP will return to power, hope leaders BADIN, Oct 4: Senior leaders of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) said on Friday that the party enjoys massive public support and will return to power after the election on October...		Soomro’s rejoinder to Mirani KARACHI, Oct 4: The spokesman for the Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, said on Friday that the governor has never appealed to the public to support certain candidates in the forthcoming elections....
Students continue protest KHAIRPUR, Oct 4: The academic activities at the educational institutions in Kingri taluka, including the degree college and high school of Pir Jo Goth, remained suspended, here on Friday, on the...		Zarghoon Express escapes disaster SUKKUR, Oct 4: The Quetta-bound Zarghoon Express escaped a major disaster on Friday after its locomotive was derailed between Damboli and Dingra stations on Sibi-Quetta section....
Grenade lobbed into hospital BANNU, Oct 4: Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at the main gate of Mission Hospital here on Friday and fled on a motorcycle, officials and witnesses said....		No impounding of vehicles for polls GUJRANWALA, Oct 4: The Punjab government has debarred the police and district administration throughout the province from impounding private transport vehicles for Oct 10 elections, it was learnt....
Campaign expenses cross EC limits SIALKOT, Oct 4: Campaign expenses of local business tycoons contesting elections on tickets of mainstream political parties have crossed the limits set by the Election Commission of Pakistan....		PPP support coveted in Khanewal KHANEWAL, Oct 4: This is perhaps the only district in southern Punjab where workers of the PPP and the PML-N are electioneering in unison against the PML-QA....
President launches carriageway project FAISALABAD, Oct 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the Faisalabad-Lahore dual carriageway project at Khurrianwala about 14km from here on Friday....		Vani case convicts released MIANWALI, Oct 4: Four murder convicts who earned pardon in the much-publicised Abbakhel ‘Vani’ case were released from the Central Jail here on Friday....
PML-QA, PPP vote-split to benefit PML-N in NA-95 GUJRANWALA, Oct 4: The split of the PML-QA and the PPP votes in the National Assembly constituency NA-95 will benefit the PML-N candidate....		Road blocked to protest killing of student SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 4: Residents of a nearby village blocked Faisalabad Road for traffic for over three hours on Friday to protest over the killing of a class XI student....
Work on PA hall expansion complete LAHORE, Oct 4: Expansion of the Punjab Assembly (PA) hall has been completed without any change in the building’s original architecture, which can now accommodate 371 MPAs rather than 270....		Azhar’s Haveli appears deserted nowadays LAHORE, Oct 4: As the general election draws closer, the main election office of PML-QA president Mian Azhar’s brother and his party’s candidate for NA-120 (Lahore-III), Mian Ashraf, at their ancestral...
Teachers, doctors hold rally against BoGs LAHORE, Oct 4: Thousands of teachers, doctors and students held a rally on Friday to protest against the Model University Ordinance and constitution of Boards of Governors in schools, colleges and...		Alhamra given autonomy LAHORE, Oct 4: The Lahore Arts Council Ordinance, 2002, has been promulgated, giving powers to the governor to appoint chairperson of its board of governors....
Dr Yasmin suspended from service LAHORE, Oct 4: The Punjab government on Friday suspended the service of Prof Dr Yasmin Rashid on account of misconduct and violation of Rule 25-B of the West Pakistan Government Servants...		CJ opens IT pilot project LAHORE, Oct 4: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court inaugurated a Rs6 million information technology pilot project in the court of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa here on...
Girls’ seminary attacked LAHORE, Oct 4: Unidentified men opened fire at a religious school for girls at Chungi Amar Sadhu early on Friday morning....		Survey for light rail LAHORE, Oct 4: Survey for the $400 million Light Rail Transit System to be called the Lahore Magno Express will begin from Monday....